Upholi ogxumayo ongaphambili ophuzi
Okuqukethwe
| Upholi ogxumayo ongaphambili ophuzi | I-Cyanoramphus auriceps |
| Order | Amapharothi |
| umndeni | Amapharothi |
| Race | ama-parrots agxumayo |
UKUBUKEKA KOPHELELE OWEQAYO ONEKHANDA ELITHULU
I-parakeet enobude bomzimba obufika ku-23 cm nesisindo esingafika ku-95 g. Umbala oyinhloko womzimba uluhlaza okumnyama, umugqa ongaphezu kwamakhala namachashaza nhlangothi zombili zerump abomvu ngokugqamile, isiphongo siphuzi ngokusagolide. Uqhwaku lumpunga-luhlaza ngechopho elimnyama, izidladla zimpunga. I-iris yowesilisa osekhulile ngokobulili inombala osawolintshi, kuyilapho eyensikazi insundu. Ayikho i-dimorphism yobulili ngombala, kodwa uqhwaku nekhanda labesilisa ngokuvamile kunamandla kakhulu. Amatshwele anemibala ngendlela efanayo neyabantu abadala, kodwa umbala ufiphele. Iminyaka yokuphila ingaphezu kweminyaka eyi-10.
IZINDAWO ZOKUHLALA ZOPHALI OKUGQULA OKUTHUMELA PHAMBILI KANYE NEMPILO ENDALO
Lolu hlobo lutholakala eziqhingini zaseNew Zealand. Lapho lezi zinhlobo sezisakazwa kulo lonke elaseNew Zealand, nokho, ngemva kokuba ezinye izilwane ezincelisayo ezidla inyama zilethwe endaweni yombuso, izinyoni zahlupheka kakhulu kuzo. Abantu baye babangela nomonakalo ezindaweni zokuhlala. Kodwa, naphezu kwalokhu, lolu hlobo lwe-parrot luvame kakhulu eNew Zealand. Inani labantu basendle lifinyelela kubantu abangama-30. Ngokuvamile bakhetha ukuhlala emahlathini, kodwa bangatholakala nasezindaweni eziphakeme zezintaba, naseziqhingini. Hlala emiqhele yezihlahla, futhi wehlele ngezansi uyofuna ukudla. Eziqhingini ezincane, lapho zingekho khona izilwane ezidla ezinye, ngokuvamile zehlela phansi zifuna ukudla. Itholakala ngababili noma imihlambi emincane. Ukudla kuqukethe ikakhulukazi imbewu ehlukahlukene, amaqabunga, imiqumbe nezimbali. Zidla nezilwane ezingenamgogodla.
UKWENZIWA KABUSHA KOPHALI OKUGQUMA OKUTHULU PHAMBILI
Isikhathi sokuzalanisa singo-Okthoba-Disemba. Izinyoni zifuna indawo efanelekile yokuzalela - imifantu phakathi kwamatshe, imigodi, imigodi emidala. Lapho, insikazi izalela amaqanda amhlophe asukela ku-5 kuya kwayi-10. Isikhathi se-incubation sithatha izinsuku eziyi-19. Amatshwele ashiya isidleke sesiphelele lapho enamasonto amahlanu kuya kwayi-5 ubudala. Bahlala eduze nabazali babo amanye amasonto angu-6-4 kuze kube yilapho sebezimele ngokuphelele.
